..Lastly, the potential complications and the advantages and disadvantages accompanying their use are presented...

Meta-analyses and orthodontic evidence-based clinical practice in the 21 century

Moschos A PapadopoulosAssociate professor and program coordinator, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceOpen Dent J 4:92-123. 2010

..Aim of this systematic review was to assess the orthodontic related issues which currently provide the best evidence as documented by meta-analyses, by critically evaluating and discussing the methodology used in these studies...

M A PapadopoulosDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceJ Dent Res 90:969-76. 2011

..7%, with no significant differences between the various subgroups. However, the results of this meta-analysis should be interpreted with some caution because of the number, quality, and heterogeneity of the included studies...

Noncompliance maxillary molar distalization with the first class appliance: a randomized controlled trial

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the treatment effects of the First Class Appliance (FCA) (Leone, Firenze, Italy) used for the distalization of maxillary first molars in patients with Class II malocclusion and mixed dentition...

..Noncompliance approaches can be used, but they often pose anchorage problems...

Cephalometric changes following simultaneous first and second maxillary molar distalization using a non-compliance intraoral appliance

Moschos A PapadopoulosDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceJ Orofac Orthop 65:123-36. 2004

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A critical evaluation of meta-analyses in orthodontics

Moschos A PapadopoulosDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 131:589-99. 2007

..The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the topics in orthodontics that currently provide the best evidence, as documented by meta-analyses, by critically evaluating and discussing the methodologies used in these studies...

..Constant efforts should be made in the direction of developing and enhancing the existing techniques as well as exploring the potential for developing new methods based on emerging sectors of technology...

Meta-analysis in evidence-based orthodontics

M A PapadopoulosDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceOrthod Craniofac Res 6:112-26. 2003

..The aim of this paper is to present the main controversies that surround meta-analyses and to discuss the most important issues of conduct and reporting of results derived from these studies...

Dentoskeletal morphology in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis compared with healthy children

..Our study indicated that the dentoskeletal morphology in children with JIA presented some special characteristics when compared to healthy children, which could be attributed to the effects of the disease...

Evaluation of methodology and quality characteristics of systematic reviews in orthodontics

..The overall quality of orthodontic SRs may be considered as medium. Although the number of orthodontic SRs has increased over the last decade, their quality characteristics can be characterized as moderate...

Precision of in vivo spectrophotometric colour evaluation of natural teeth

A KaramouzosDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceJ Oral Rehabil 34:613-21. 2007

..However, in rejection of the null hypothesis, the type (posterior teeth, mandibular incisors) and the mesial and distal areas of natural teeth affected the repeatability and reproducibility of intraoral spectrophotometric measurements...

Foetal surgery and cleft lip and palate: current status and new perspectives